BAE Systems to Advance Development of U.S. Navy’s Mk 41 Vertical
Launching System

BAE
Systems has received a $91.4 million contract from the U.S.
Navy to provide engineering and technical services in support
of the design, manufacturing, installation, testing and product
improvements for the Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS).

THE AFT island of HMS Queen Elizabeth was lowered into place
by Aircraft Carrier Alliance workers in a historic ceremony
today (June 28). At
the sound of airhorns operated by apprentices Gordon Currie
(19) and Chris McArthur (22), teams operating the Goliath
crane lowered the iconic section, known as Upper Block 14,
the final few feet into place.

First
BAE Systems built Khareef class corvette handed over to Royal Navy of
Oman

The
first warship built by BAE Systems for the Royal Navy of Oman
(RNO) as part of Project Khareef for the design, build and
delivery of three corvettes, has been formally handed over
in a ceremony at HM Naval Base Portsmouth on June 26th.

The
stern of the Russian Navy's first Mistral-class helicopter
carrier was floated out on Wednesday, a Russian shipyard said.
The Vladivostok
is to enter service with the Russian Navy next year, Baltiisky
shipyard chief Alexander Voznesensky said.

Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a $28 million contract
from the U.S. Navy for engineering and production planning
services for surface warfare and mine countermeasures mission
module components that will deploy from, and integrate with,
the littoral combat ship (LCS).

The U.S. Navy successfully concluded the second and final
phase of reliability testing of the littoral combat ship (LCS)
remote minehunting system (RMS) off the coast of Palm Beach,
Fla., June 14, enabling the service to progress toward developmental
testing.

Multiple batches of ship-borne J-15 fighters conducted take-off
and landing training on China’s first aircraft carrier
“Liaoning Ship”, which was first launched for
scientific research experiments and training this year, on
June 19, 2013 in a sea area of the Bohai Sea. This is another
take-off and landing training by ship-borne J-15 fighters
on the “Liaoning Ship” after the J-15 fighters
successfully landed on and took off from the deck of the aircraft
carrier for the first time in November 2012.

Kelvin Hughes a global supplier of navigation and surveillance
systems, can announce the success of its solid-state SharpEye™
radar at a Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) demonstration
in Virginia, USA. The
U.S. Department of Defense’s Stiletto Maritime Demonstration
Program's Capability Demonstrations allow participating industry
an opportunity to receive immediate feedback on systems as
end-users observed the new technologies in a realistic military
maritime environment.

Russia’s second Mistral-class amphibious assault ship will be
complete in October 2014

Russia’s
second Mistral-class, amphibious assault ship will be complete
in October 2014, a deputy prime minister in charge of the
defense industry said Sunday, adding that the first Mistral
would enter the nation’s fleet this October.

Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered the first of four
AQS-24A airborne mine-hunting vehicles to the Japanese Maritime
Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for deployment on Japan's new MCH-101
helicopter platform.

The
U.S. Navy's Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101 received the
Navy's first F-35C Lightning II carrier variant aircraft from
Lockheed Martin yesterday at the squadron's home at Eglin
Air Force Base, Fla.

Third
BAE Systems built OPV for Brazilian Navy "ARAGUARI" handed
over during ceremony

ARAGUARI,
the third of three Ocean Patrol Vessels built by BAE Systems,
was handed over to the Brazilian Navy in a ceremony at Portsmouth
Naval Base today. Employees joined guests from the Brazilian
Navy and UK Royal Navy, to watch as members of the ship’s
company raised the ensign for the first time, formally marking
the handover of the Brazilian Navy’s newest vessel.

THE HUGE aft island of HMS Queen Elizabeth passed under the
Forth Bridge today (Friday June 21) as it made its way to
Rosyth, where the ship is being assembled. The
iconic section, known as Upper Block 14, was constructed in
90 weeks by Aircraft Carrier Alliance workers at BAE Systems
in Scotstoun. The aft island houses HMS Queen Elizabeth’s
air traffic control systems and will be the centre of all
on-board flight operations.

Paris Air Show, 19th June 2013 – During the three-month
long deployment of the FREMM frigate Aquitaine, the implementation
crew for the NH90 helicopter from 33F Squadron had an opportunity
to experience the operational capabilities of the FLASH SONICS
system.

Defence and security company Saab is offering the Saab 340
Maritime Security Aircraft to safeguard territorial waters.
The aircraft is capable of effectively monitoring large areas
and is the key to maritime domain awareness. The Saab 340
MSA will meet the world´s latest demands for maritime
security and safety. Piracy, terrorism, smuggling, trafficking,
oil pollution and other illegal activities are threats to
economic growth, environment and society.

USMC
lands MV-22 Osprey on JMSDF helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH 181)
for the first time

The U.S. Marine Corps marked history by landing an MV-22 Osprey
tilt-rotor aircraft on a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH 181) for the first time
during amphibious exercise Dawn Blitz. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven
exercise led by the U.S. 3rd Fleet and 1 Marine Expeditionary
Force that will test participants in the planning and execution
of amphibious operations through a series of live training
events.

Australian Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister
for Defence Materiel Mike Kelly today announced further significant
initiatives to both maintain the capability of Australia’s
Collins Class submarine fleet and further improve Collins
Class maintenance, sustainment and availability.

A computer-generated animation has been released today which
highlights the multi-mission capability of the three naval
destroyers being built as part of the Air Warfare Destroyer
Project. AWD Alliance CEO Rod Equid said the animation will
increase understanding of the exceptional capabilities available
in the Hobart Class and provide an insight into how the ships
can be used in-service.

The Admiral Nakhimov, a nuclear-powered missile cruiser currently
being overhauled and modernized, will rejoin the Russian Navy
in 2018 with the most advanced weapons systems for its vessel
type, the Sevmash shipyard said Thursday.

Iran on Tuesday launched its overhauled and modernized destroyer
named Bayandor in the Southern waters of the country in the
presence of Army Commander Major General Ataollah Salehi and
Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari.

The
Successor Submarine project has now exited the concept design
phase with the broad configuration of the submarine and its
systems now understood. Work has now begun on the detailed
design which will further develop the conceptual solution
into a detailed suite of information ready for manufacture.

Doha,
Qatar - 10 June 2014: DIMDEX 2014, the MENA Region’s
leading international maritime defence exhibition and conference
held under the patronage of His Highness, Sheikh Tamim bin
Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Crown Prince of Qatar and Deputy
Commander-in-Chief of the Qatar Armed Forces, held today a
press conference where Brig. Dr. (Eng) Thani A. Al-Kuwari,
Assistant Chief of Staff for Financial Affairs, Qatar Armed
Forces, updated the media with information on what is to be
maritime defence’s largest event.

Kongsberg
and Lockheed Martin have completed a fit check of the Joint
Strike Missile (JSM) in the internal carriage bay of the F-35
Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft. This
test follows just four weeks after the JSM conducted a fit
check on the external pylons.